WICKED WATERS (Gods of Hatherley Hall #2) by Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Becca Steele is available NOW! Start this all new second chance, enemies to lovers romance today!
Roman Cavendish.The bad boy of Hatherley Hall. Once we were friends. Once I thought I meant something more to him. Once I was the person who knew him best.
Until I left without an explanation, ruining everything between us.
Now, I’m back, but Roman is no longer the boy I once knew. He hates me, and he’s determined to make my life miserable.
Then one night alters everything between us, and I don’t know where to turn or who to trust.
Is Roman really my enemy? Or is he on my side?
One thing I know for sure. I’m about to find out what happens when you mess with one of the gods of Hatherley Hall.
Becca Steele is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of M/F and M/M romance. She currently lives in the south of England with her husband, two kids, and a whole horde of characters that reside inside her head.
When she’s not writing, you can find her reading or watching Netflix, usually with a glass of wine in hand. Failing that, she’ll be online hunting for memes, or wasting time making her 500th Spotify playlist.
Touching my cheeks, I realize they’re wet, and I shake my head.
“Elora,” he whispers, moving from his chair to squat in front of me, resting his hands on the tops of my thighs.
“I….” I cover my mouth with my fingers and sob. “Sorry.”
“Hey, what’s going on?”
“I…” Swallowing, I look at him as more tears fill my eyes, tears that are not for me, but for him, for whatever pushed him into driving across the country, for the loss of his brother, and for all the happiness he’s missed out on. “I just want you to be happy.” I hiccup, and his face gentles. “I hate the idea that you’re not, and I’ve been so selfish, dragging you with me while you have things you’re dealing with yourself.”
“Come here.” He falls to his bottom on the wood floor and pulls me down to straddle his lap. Cupping my face in his big palms, he smooths his thumbs over my cheeks. “I told you before there is nowhere else I want to be.”
“Your brother. You should b-be dealing with th-that. Not m-my… my stuff.”
“Each time you say goodbye to your mom, I force myself to do that with him, and it’s helping. It’s giving me the closure I didn’t get from his funeral.”
I bury my face in his neck and wrap my arms around his strong body.
“You’ve given me more than you realize, Elora.” He presses his lips against my ear and continues in a quiet whisper, “And one part of that is a feeling of happiness that isn’t mixed up with money or things. It’s pure and good, and everything fucking normal I didn’t know I was missing out on until you.” His arms give me a squeeze. “Tell me you get that.”
After a brutal attack at college, I return home to heal over the summer.
Enter Silas: a former MMA champion with a scowl as permanent as his tattoos. Taking self-defense lessons from him feels like a step in the right direction.
With every training session, our bond strengthens, turning pain into passion and doubt into self-confidence. Before long, our self-control unravels and we cross lines we shouldn’t.
But my emotional wounds linger longer than the physical ones. How can I move beyond my tragic past to embrace the future I deserve?
After what Gwen has recently been through, she heads back home to try and recover. That is proving to be more difficult than she thought when the past tries to repeat itself, but Silas is there when she needs someone the most and he works with her to help her regain her sense of safety that was torn away.
Silas has his own experience when the life you planned is turned upside down and you need to try and reclaim the person you used to be. He now owns a gym and agrees to teach her self defense and show her that she is much more resilient than even she realizes.
The chemistry between them is undeniable and the banter entertaining as Silas is exactly who Gwen needs in her life. He is steady and supportive as she tries to move past the trauma she has been through.
AUTHOR BIO
Jacob Chance grew up in New England and still lives there today. He’s a martial artist, a football fan, a practical joker, and a bacon lover.
A USA Today bestselling author of sports romance and romantic suspense, Jacob has endless ideas and plans on providing his readers with many more entertaining stories.
Brit Benson writes real, relatable romance. She likes outspoken, independent heroines, dirty talking, love-struck heroes, and plots that get you right in the feels.
Brit would almost always rather be reading or writing. When she’s not dreaming up her next swoony book boyfriend and fierce book bestie, she’s getting lost in someone else’s fictional world. When she’s not doing that, she’s probably marathoning a Netflix series or wandering aimlessly up and down the aisles in Homegoods, sniffing candles and touching things she’ll never buy.
This time, I won’t be the one consumed by the flames.
Torren King is rock-and-roll’s broodiest bachelor.
Mysterious, moody, and coveted by nearly everyone.
But to me, he’s just the sad boy who set fire to my heart,
then reduced me to ashes in the desert.
For four sweltering nights, I burned for him,
and he conquered my heart one whispered lyric at a time.
But on the fifth night, he shattered me in the way only a flawless rock god can:
irreparably, and with devastating finesse.
Four years later, the last place I expect to be is sitting before him,
reading through a contact with a pen poised in my fingertips.
A favor for a favor, he says.
A US tour and a fake relationship in exchange for the answer to all my problems.
I hate him. I hate that I need him.
And what I hate the most?
He doesn’t remember me. At all.
But despite the burning chemistry between us,
the rapidly blurring lines and the suffocating attraction, he’s still the rock star who ruined me,
and I refuse to let myself forget.
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Of Heartbreak and Harmony is the second standalone in The Hometown Heartless series. It has a guaranteed HEA. It is not necessary to read Between Never and Forever before reading Of Heartbreak and Harmony.
From his first meeting with Zoey, Nash knew that what he felt for her was more intense than anything he had felt for another woman even if she tries to avoid him. A few years later when his company needs help with their social media he believes that Zoey is the perfect choice. A business trip to Vegas results in an unplanned marriage and now he has 90 days for Zoey to fall in love with him.
Zoey has recently ended her relationship with her boyfriend, so the job opportunity comes at the perfect time. A little too much fun and a little too much alcohol leads to a marriage that she didn’t believe was real. Now she finds herself moving to California, working and living with Nash while they decide if their marriage was a mistake or destiny.
A little angst, the chemistry between them radiates off the pages and Nash is so thoughtful as all he wants is Zoe’s happiness. It is always fun to catch up with the other members of their families as they offer sage advice and some humor along the way. I enjoyed the audio version of this story as you could feel all the emotions from both their point of views as well as the enduring love they had for each other.
Meet Natasha Madison:
When her nose isn’t buried in a book, or her fingers flying across a keyboard writing, she’s in the kitchen creating gourmet meals. You can find her, in four inch heels no less, in the car chauffeuring kids, or possibly with her husband scheduling his business trips. It’s a good thing her characters do what she says, because even her Labrador doesn’t listen to her…
L.B. Dunbar loves sexy silver foxes, second chances, and small towns. If you enjoy older characters in your romance reads, including a hero with a little silver in his scruff and a heroine rediscovering her worth, then welcome to romance for those over 40. L.B. Dunbar’s signature works include women and men in their prime taking another turn at love and happily ever after. She’s a USA TODAY Bestseller as well as #1 Bestseller on Amazon in Later in Life Romance with her Lakeside Cottage and Road Trips & Romance series. L.B. lives in Chicago with her own sexy silver fox.
To get all the scoop about the self-proclaimed queen of silver fox romance, join her on Facebook at Loving L.B. or receive her monthly newsletter, Love Notes.
Love doesn’t break us; it makes us whole, my nana used to say.
However, one minute, my world is set on fire, literally. The next, I am raising a six-year-old as a single mom without a clear path ahead of us. No place to live. No job. No money.
I’m returning to Sterling Falls to claim what’s mine, then there will be no looking back on this beloved small town, a place I consider a handful of sand in the hourglass of my life.
Then again, Clay Sylver has shaken up that ancient time clock. The silver fox in his forties is a bit cocky, but solid in every way that matters. He loves his siblings. He works hard. He owns an honest business. Honest, the emphasis here. He also suffers from damsel-in-distress syndrome with a savior complex for lost causes, like stray animals and down-and-out women.
And I have a secret crush on him.
When I see Clay stranded on the side of the road one dark, stormy night, I stop to offer assistance. Burning with fever, Clay is sick, and my mom-instincts kick in to give him comfort. That decision throws me off course again. While my past lurks everywhere, I find myself falling in love with Sterling Falls once more and falling harder for the man giving my son and me a safe haven.
Love is a risk, according to Clay, but he’s slowly rescuing my heart while I’m saving his.
Kimberly Readnour has revealed the gorgeous cover for Bad Ball Hitter!
Releasing: August 15, 2024
Cover Design: Daqri, Cover by Combs
Photographer: Wander Aguiar
Model: Kerry Smart
An angsty, second chance, sports romance from best-selling author Kimberly Readnour.
Can Boston Bears bad boy catcher, Drake Gunner, win back his first love?
I live my life according to a plan, even if that plan hasn’t taken off like I thought it would. It’s an even bigger punch in the gut knowing how happy my ex-girlfriend is, moving on without me. For this reason, I vow to try and make a go with this new girl I’m seeing. She isn’t Lila, but quite honestly, no one is.
Truth is, I haven’t been serious with anyone since Lila, my first girlfriend. I made the biggest mistake letting her go, and by the time I came back to find her, she had already moved on. Serves me right.
But who marries their high school sweetheart anyway?
Even if no one can come close to what Lila meant to me.
So when Boston picked up the last year of my contract with the goal of winning them a championship, I decided to play hard and find the perfect partner. I thought I found it in Miranda. She’s all about securing a future with a sports star and all the perks that come along with that, and I figured, why not? I have to move on eventually.
But then life threw me the biggest curveball.
I wake up to find Miranda’s roommate is none other than Lila, AKA, the only girl I ever loved.
You know what they say about life and plans. Now what am I going to do?
Kimberly Readnour lives in the Midwest with her husband and a very snuggly cat.
Having a true passion for romance and HEA’s, she took the leap from the young adult genre to romance and never looked back.
Kimberly worked as a Registered Nurse for fifteen years before hanging up her stethoscope. When she isn’t running her own business, you can find her tucked away writing.
I vowed I’d never get involved with a client again. That was a lesson I thought I only had to learn once. When I’m assigned Stefan Däuchmen aka Doucheman, I realize I have a huge problem.
My number one rule is “never date someone from work” … or “a douche.” One would think because he’s an egotistical manwhore douche, I would be safe from his charm. But my new, very attractive client has me questioning if rules were made to be broken.
I have to remind myself constantly it doesn’t matter how good-looking he is. With his panty melting smile, rich chocolate eyes and washboard abs. Or his heart of gold that he hides under his douchey exterior. He’s my client and I’m not going there—again. But the more time I spend with him, the harder I fall.
I pucking hate to love him, but I can’t help it … I’m so pucking screwed.
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Stefan’s reputation for his off-ice activities continue to escalate and has drawn the ire of his team. They are no longer willing to stand by and let it continue so Wren has been engaged to repair the situation and part of her assignment is to live with him.
Wren has been burnt in the past and is determined to keep their relationship strictly professional. That was easier when she only saw his behavior and not the reasons for it and now, they must decide where they go from here.
We met Stefan in the previous books of this series however you are about to find out that you didn’t really know him at all. The interactions between Wren and Stefan are both humorous and hot but there is also an emotional component as she shows him that he deserves better than the life he is living.
What you will find inside the pages… 🔥Spicy 🔥Enemies to Lovers 🔥Second Chance 🔥Twists & Turns you love from an Aly Martinez novel! 🔥Emotionally Gripping 🔥Romantic Thriller
From the USA TODAY bestselling author of From the Embers comes a new jaw-dropping standalone romance.
Pain trapped me in this house. Can love set me free?
Death had been chasing me my entire life. I survived the horrors of war, but it was the aftermath that truly destroyed me.
People called me a recluse, but the only time I didn’t feel like I was suffocating was inside that house.
For my daughter, I kept some semblance of normalcy by implementing a rigid routine. Once a week, I forced myself to walk to the diner at the end of the block—a ritual I despised but relied on as my last anchor to the real world.
Until the day a “Closed” sign on the door shattered my fragile existence. Worse, the new owner was the most haunting ghost from my past.
It had been years since I’d laid eyes on Gwendolyn Pierce. She hated me—and rightly so. But when a film crew arrived in town to dig into my past, she became my only ally.
With my secrets threatened, I leaned on Gwen, forging a connection neither of us could deny. But with a past as dark as ours, I feared it would eclipse any hope for a future.
I always said that when Death finally came for me, I would be ready, eager, and alone.
Always alone.
But for Gwen, maybe I could face the world again as long as it meant I could be alone—with her.
Why you will love this book… 🔥Billionaire 🔥Plus Size Love 🔥Fear of Intimacy 🔥Virgin Heroine 🔥15 Year Age Gap 🔥Alpha Male 🔥Fake Marriage 🔥Small Town Romance 🔥Slow Burn
King is a determined billionaire… posing as a professional cuddler to get close to me.
He’s the type of man who always gets what he wants, and right now, he wants me—the socially awkward, plus-size model with intimacy issues.
I’ve never had anyone hold me, hug me – or even love me – and my therapist thinks a professional cuddler will help break down the walls I’ve built to protect my heart.
I’m skeptical at best…
But King is so good at holding me together that the line between professional and personal quickly blurs, igniting a passion I’m not prepared for.
King and I might be fifteen years apart, but our connection is undeniable.
When his true identity is revealed, I feel betrayed.
Until he proposes an irresistible deal: a fake marriage. He gets what he desires, and I get what I need.
I reluctantly agree… with boundaries of course.
Now, I just have to keep reminding myself that this isn’t real.
Why you will love this book… 🔥stepsiblings 🔥forbidden / off-limits 🔥one-night-stand that becomes more 🔥‘no strings attached’ agreement 🔥instalust 🔥small town 🔥romantic comedy 🔥idiots to lovers 🔥pining right next to each other 🔥damaged hero 🔥ADHD rep 🔥he has a cat
She’s the one night stand I never forgot.
And now her dad is about to marry my mom.
It has to be some kind of cosmic joke, right? For once, I feel like I’ve got my life together—good job, great friends, a fresh start in a new place. I’ve been on my best behavior for ages. At last, everything’s coming up Javier.
Until the moment I walk into my stepdad’s house and meet his daughter.
I should say: I meet her again. Madeline and I have already met. It was one night, two years ago. A quick, casual hookup that had no right to be as mind-blowing as it was. I haven’t stopped thinking about it–or her–ever since.
But our parents are getting married, so under no circumstances should we sleep together again.
Or… again. Or one more time after that, just to get it out of our systems.
Madeline’s funny, fiery, and so gorgeous with her pink hair and nerdy tattoos that I can barely look at her without breaking into a sweat. But she has too much going on to be interested in commitment, and God knows I’m a bad boyfriend candidate.
Once the wedding’s over, we’ll be normal stepsiblings who don’t have sex with each other, and Thanksgiving won’t be awkward at all.
From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Giana Darling comes a new MC romance about a girl hiding from her past and the biker who becomes her unlikely saviour…
When four thugs showed up at Evergreen Gas Station with cocked shotguns and masked faces, it could have ended in the worst night of my life.
Instead, a gorgeous mystery man in leather, silver, and too many tattoos strolls into the middle of the robbery and becomes my unlikely saviour with a tarnished halo.
Only, what seemed like a random hold-up at first turns into something far more complicated and Aaron Clare isn’t the type of man to leave a woman in distress. Despite my vow not to get into trouble again, I find myself following the man dubbed ‘Boner’ into a night of danger and delicious debauchery with long-reaching consequences.
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Giana Darling is a Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Top 40 Bestselling Canadian romance writer who specializes in the taboo and angsty side of love and romance. She currently lives in beautiful British Columbia where she spends time riding on the back of her man’s bike, baking pies, and reading snuggled up with her cat, Persephone, and Golden Retriever, Romeo.
💙Review💙 Boner has found a family within the Fallen MC, and he has his own code when it comes to what is right and what is wrong. Therefore, he cannot stand idly by when a woman is being robbed at the gas station where she works so he comes to her rescue. The only thing is now that he has met her, he does not want to let her go which includes protecting her from her past.
Blue has tried to leave the life she did not want to lead behind, but the threat still remains. She has learnt the hard way to not let anyone too close and she believes it is best that she stays on that path. What she had not counted on was that Boner was not going to let her go and although she may be trying to protect him, she is no longer alone.
Despite everything that Blue has endured it does not define her and she is a force to be reckoned with. Boner knows that she is his everything and no matter the consequences he will deal with every obstacle in their way. The chemistry between them is explosive, the romance is consuming, and the action only makes it more intense.
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